Leading Publisher of Books for the Construction Industry Partners With Canvas to Offer Forms as Mobile Apps

Leading Publisher of Books for the Construction Industry Partners With Canvas to Offer Forms as Mobile Apps

(PRWEB) January 17, 2012

Canvas announced today it launched an App Store for Craftsman Book Company, a leading publisher of books and software entitling covering nearly every construction trade and task. Craftsman has taken the bold step to offer business forms from one of its most popular titles – Construction Forms for Contractors by Karen Mitchell and Craig Savage – as mobile apps. This will allow contractors to complete proposals, change orders, accident reports, subcontract agreements and much more on their Android, Apple, BlackBerry and Windows smartphones and tablets.

In contrast to boilerplate paper forms, every Canvas application is customizable by the end user, and comes with GPS/location, image recapturing, barcode scanning, electronic signatures and accessibility to a customer’s ain data such as parts catalogs and patient records. Once a constituted is completed, the output PDF tinned be emailed and is stored in the user’s account. This not only expedites the communication process, but also eliminate the need to fax paperwork or drive it back to the office.

As Craftsman puts a premium on educating and enabled contractors, they required that each app have an educational component. Before completing a specific constitute, contractors tinned read a detailed description of the form’s purpose and when and how to use it. This comes in handy for less commonly-used forms like safety agreements, waivers of lien on material and labor, non-responsibility notices, etc.

“Many long-time ‘ink on paper’ customers are starting to demand Craftsman’s products in digital format. Canvas apps offer the best of both worlds, by bringing Craftsman’s paper construction forms and educational components to mobile devices everywhere,” said Ben Moselle, Publisher of Craftsman Book Company, adding “The option to use the program with unlimited risk-free access for 30 days really speaks to the confidence Canvas has in their product. The flexible pricing options make their solution more affordable than Canvas’s competition.”

“Canvas is serving a fast-growing community of contractors as the industry realizing the potential of using mobile devices to capture information and data. Our partnership with Craftsman, a leading brand in this publishing space, now provides contractors of all specialties with pre-built apps they can download and use immediately,” added James Quigley, CEO of Canvas.

About Craftsman Book Company
Craftsman Book Company – originally Cal Pacific Builders (1952-1953) – developed from a partnership between a construction contractor and licensed civil engineer. The first Craftsman book, California Home Estimator, was published in 1953. Since that time, Craftsman has published hundreds of technical and professional references for the construction industry. Tens of thousands of contractors, remodelers, custom builders, appraisers, adjusters, estimators, architects, engineers and other construction professionals in the United States and Canada rely on Craftsman’s software products and cost estimating data publications. Craftsman’s Construction Contract Writer software is a first-in-class productivity tool used by construction professionals to meet increasingly more stringent state contracting standards.
Craftsman Book Company is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. To learn more visit http://www.craftsman-book.com.

About Canvas
Canvas makes it easy to publish data collection apps on smartphones and tablets as well as other devices such as laptops, netbooks and barcode scanning devices. Canvas reduces paper consumption, redundant data entry, and excess processes for businesses and mobile professionals. The Canvas software service enables mobile professionals to collect information using their mobile devices and share that information across their business community. This information can even be integrated with backend software systems.

Canvas also offers the first mobile business app store of its kind, allowing businesses from diverse industries to find mobile applications specific to their business that work on Android, Blackberry, Apple, and Windows mobile/desktop devices. Every Canvas application is customizable by the end user, and comes with GPS/location, image capture, barcode scanning, electronic signatures and accessibility to a customer’s own data like parts catalogs and patient records. To date, Canvas has automated nearly 400,000 manual processes/paper forms, making it one of the fastest growing mobile app services for businesses. To learn more visit http://www.GoCanvas.com.

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Purple Forge Wins Major Awards for the American Petroleum Institute?s Mobile Advocacy Campaign

Purple Forge Wins Major Awards for the American Petroleum Institute’s Mobile Advocacy Campaign

American Petroleum Institute iPad App

Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 06, 2012

Purple Forge and the American Petroleum Institute were honored with two Pollies™ for the mobile applications (http://myappsinfo.com/api/) developed for advocacy of the petroleum industry at the annual American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) awards held in Austin, TX on Friday, March 30. The Pollies™, considered the Oscars of political consulting, are scored and awarded by a blind panel of industry judges chosen from inside the association.

“America’s energy future is our top priority and we take great pride in educating the public on what this industry can do and mobile applications have become a powerful communications tool in our outreach,” said Marty Durbin, Executive Vice President of the American Petroleum Institute. “ We are now able to reach thousands of Americans every day with apps on their mobile devices – people who care about creating new jobs and securing more of the energy we need. These awards serve as further proof that U.S. energy security matters and that the public is paying attention.”

The API mobile applications were develop to engage both the public and legislators with critical information about the oil and gas industry in the U.S. New rules in Congress have allowed legislators to carry mobile devices into the house, and with energy policy taking center stage in the 2012 election campaign the API apps allow the public and decision makers to carry production and employment data at all times.

“The American Petroleum Institute was able to recognize the opportunity with the new house rules and put what would have been binders filled with paper into an application that is readily accessible to any legislator,” said John Craig, VP Sales and Marketing. “By placing an Economist-like ‘Book of Numbers’ on the oil and gas industry into the hands of legislators, they are helping to create fact-based debate that will lead to better overall legislation for the public.”

The mobile applications are available for download on the iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry and Android devices.

About the American Petroleum Institute
API represents more than 500 oil and natural gas companies, leaders of a technology-driven industry that supplies most of America’s energy, supports 9.2 million U.S. jobs and 7.7 percent of the U.S. economy, delivers more than $ 86 million a day in revenue to our government, and, since 2000, has invested more than $ 2 trillion in U.S. capital projects to advance all forms of energy, including alternatives.
Media Contact:
Reid Porter
202.682.8114
porterr(at)api(dot)org

About Purple Forge
Purple Forge is the leading provider of mobile apps to politicians, PACs and associations in the world. Our applications are developed around the principal of mobile community engagement. This allows these organizations to broadcast their information to their target audience, who in turn share this information and perform activities for the benefit of all.

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Hotel Management Software Firm Achieves Significant Milestones, Sees Advances in Mobile Usage Adoption

Hotel Management Software Firm Achieves Significant Milestones, Sees Advances in Mobile Usage Adoption

True “Anywhere Access” with Frontdesk Anywhere Hotel Managment Software

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

Frontdesk Anywhere, a leading web-based hotel property management software company, today announced that everyday over 1,000 people rely on their software to conduct transactions. Those 1,000 people are conducting over 600,000 transactions each month, from creating a new reservation booking at a property to checking-in a guest as they welcome them to the property.

“These numbers are a testament to the value that web-based hotel property management software brings to our customers” Frontdesk Anywhere co-founder Thomas Lyle said. “Just as interesting is that almost 10% of those users were using a mobile device such as an iPhone or iPad.”

According to the company’s independent metrics over half of the mobile usage was with an Apple iPad. The Apple iPhone is the next most frequently used mobile device.

“We have seen significant growth over the past few quarters. Our technology is well suited for both desktops and mobile devices and we are seeing many forward thinking property managers adopt our software for both its functionality and ease of use,” Lyle continued.

Accounts are emailed to new customers who access the service via a web page. There is nothing to download or install and the typical property can be up-and-running within a few hours. More than a stand alone hotel property management software the Frontdesk Anywhere service includes point-of-sale and connectivity to travel agent sites such as Expedia.com and hotels.com.

About Frontdesk Anywhere
Frontdesk Anywhere is a leading provider of forward-looking hotel management software for independent properties. To date, over 60,000 hotel guests have had their stay managed with Frontdesk Anywhere – from the initial online booking process through arrival, onsite operations and checkout. The company is riveted on converging processes traditionally performed by separate systems into a single all-in-one productivity application. All modules are seamlessly unified within the application and accessible from any computer and most mobile devices. The company is a privately held corporation based in San Francisco, California.

For further information please visit FrontdeskAnywhere.com

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Damaka Introduces Scheduled Meeting in Xync?, the Only Native Mobile Client for Microsoft

Damaka Introduces Scheduled Meeting in Xync™, the Only Native Mobile Client for Microsoft® Lync®/OCS R2

Scheduled Meeting on Xync Collab

Richardson, Texas (PRWEB) December 23, 2011

Damaka®, a technology pioneer in Mobile Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC), introduces scheduled meeting with video on roving devices in its Xync Collab product. Xync, being the simply peregrine aboriginal client for Microsoft Lync/OCS R2, today offers consummate modality comprehending IM, Audio, Video, Whiteboard, Powerpoint sharing etc., with participant management in scheduled meetings.

“We want our customers to have an uniform experience on their mobile tablets as they would on legacy laptops”, said Satish Gundabathula, CTO, Damaka. “Unlike other companies claiming UC on mobile platforms, Damaka has truly pioneered in making the dream of mobile unified communication and collaboration a reality on various mobile platforms for enterprise users.”

In contrast to traditional offerings that require additional server deployments, Damaka’s mantra of ‘pure software play’ and ‘no additional server infrastructure’ for Mobile UCC solutions, minimizes cost of ownership and deployment headaches for Enterprise IT. Damaka’s software magic continues to define enterprise mobile video and mobile collaboration providing true rich mobile multimedia experience.

As part of its Enterprise Mobile Video and Mobile Collaboration Strategy, Damaka continues to bring advanced communication and collaboration solutions that enable today’s mobile workforce to be very productive. Damaka’s technology is available on Android™, iPhone®, iPad®, Symbian®, Blackberry™, and Windows Mobile® platforms.

About damaka, Inc.

Damaka (http://www.damaka.com) is an innovator in mobile unified communication and collaboration (UCC) solutions. The company is changing the landscape of mobile UCC by providing secure, real-time mobile video calling and mobile collaboration solutions on all major smartphones, tablets and PC/MAC platforms, enabling collaboration on any device, any network, anytime and anywhere. Damaka’s managed peer-to-peer SIP based software solutions feature Sweeping® technology, allowing users to seamlessly transfer in progress collaboration sessions to and from various devices, including laptops, netbooks, tablets and smartphones. Damaka was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas. For more information on Damaka’s Xync solution, please visit http://xync.damaka.com.

Contact:    
Mrinal Rao
(972) 850-3002
xync.support(at)damaka(dot)net

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Brofort, a Leading Provider of Services to National Retailers across Canada, Deploys Canvas Mobile Business Apps on Samsung Galaxy Android Tablets and BlackBerries

Brofort, a Leading Provider of Services to National Retailers across Canada, Deploys Canvas Mobile Business Apps on Samsung Galaxy Android Tablets and BlackBerries

Samsung Galaxy Tab Checking the Setup of iPads at Store

Reston, VA (PRWEB) October 14, 2011

Canvas announced today that Brofort Inc., a leader in services for the retail industry across Canada has deployed its mobile Business App solution to their field workers nationwide. Brofort specializes in retail roll-outs, fixture installation, merchandising and interior remodeling across multiple stores typically in very condensed time frames. Some of Brofort’s premier clients include Best Buy, Safeway, and Staples.

Brofort has adopted Canvas as its primary mechanism for site work verification and store level sign-off. The implementation of Canvas has resulted in a significant increase in the speed at which this vital information is being retrieved from the field and is providing a dramatic improvement in the accuracy of this data.

Prior to Canvas, sign-off sheets were filled out by installers and then faxed to a central location. Once received, the forms were downloaded from a fax server, sorted and then uploaded to a separate internal site. In parallel, photos of completed work would come in via separate e-mails and again downloaded, reviewed, sorted and uploaded to the site. There were many challenges with this approach beyond the obvious time delays and resource requirements. Often times installers would inadvertently forget to complete important sections of the paper forms, handwriting in some cases was illegible, and the quality of the fax image frequently was less than optimal and difficult to read.

With the implementation of Canvas, data is now being collected in real-time on field worker’s Samsung Galaxy Android Tablets and BlackBerries. The end result is an auto-generated electronic form (PDF) complete with critical store by store installation status as well as photos of completed work imbedded within the same electronic document. Because the Canvas service enables users to mark data collection fields as mandatory, the key pieces of information that once could be missing, is now being consistently captured from the field.

“We looked at a come of solutions but settled on Canvas. Their solution supported a large number of mobile platforms, which allowed us to place the technology in our handling’s hands without bearing the expense of upgrading all of our devices. With Canvas’s flexible pricing options, we were able to custom fit the correct plan to the redressed mobile worker profile based on their frequency of use “, stated Rick Whitley, Vice President.

“Brofort’s deployment of Canvas has not only improved their own internal processes but continues to differentiate them from competitors in their space. With Canvas they can also self serve their own needs, building more applications that continue to keep them ahead of the game.” added James Quigley CEO, Canvas.

About Canvas

Canvas make it easy to publish data collection apps on smartphones and tablets as good as other devices such as laptops, netbooks and barcode scanning devices. Canvas reduces paper consumption, redundant data entry, and excess processes for businesses and mobile professionals. The Canvas software service enable mobile professionals to cod information using their mobile devices and share that information across their business community. This information can even be downloaded directly into popular rearwards-end systems with off the shelf plug ins for popular solutions like QuickBooks and QuickBase.

Canvas also offers the first mobile business app store of its kind, allowing businesses from diverse industries to find mobile applications specific to their business that work on Android, Blackberry, Apple, and Windows mobile/desktop devices. Every Canvas application is customizable by our subscribers, and come with GPS/location, image capture, electronic signatures and accessibility to a customer’s own data like parts catalogs and patient recorded. To date, Canvas has automated over 250,000 manual processes/paper forms, making it I of the fastest growing mobile app services for businesses.    To learn more visit http://www.GoCanvas.com.

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Kajeet® for Education Announces Sentinel™, a Web-Based Administrative Platform for Managing Student Mobile Learning Devices on its Nationwide Broadband Wireless Service

Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) October 19, 2011

Kajeet® for Education (http://www.kajeetforeducation.com) is making learning mobile with another innovative solution for K-12 schools, school districts and education departments. As schools across the country adopt computing platforms of all shapes and sizes, including smartphones, tablets, netbooks, laptops and more, they face many very relevant concerns. Kajeet for Education’s new platform, Sentinel™ addresses these concerns head-on, as only a wireless carrier focused on kids and education can do:

Nationwide Wireless Service for Mobile Learning Devices

Kajeet for Education provides wireless services that leverage the Sprint Nationwide Network™ to deliver broadband data hie that reach over 254 million people in over 14,000 cities. Kajeet for Education customers have deployed cell phones, smartphones, tablets, netbooks, laptops and modem devices to sponsoring mobile learning for students in 11 states and the District of Columbia. In addition to devices with wireless broadband built-in, customers are also using Novatel MiFi wireless hotspots to provide Kajeet for Education service to WiFi-sole devices such as iPads, Android tablets and netbooks.

Appropriate Use

Kajeet for Education has built a filter-on-steroids by crossing a global platform for filtering used by schools, states and countries with a cloud-based architecture focused on mobile devices. Through a web-based console, school administrators can now custom configure filtering policies at the individual, group, class, grade, school, district or state level. Policies can be based on white lists, black lists, categories of content, traffic protocols, time of day or any combination thereof. Customers can build a CIPA-compliant Mobile Learning environment without any new equipment, servers or software to manage and without routing student mobile broadband traffic back through the school’s network – eliminating a potential bottleneck and single point-of-failure.

Controlling Cost

Unlike most wireless carriers, Kajeet for Education has designed their business model with school budgeting in mind. By eliminating the concepts of per-device data plans, overage fees, minimum contract terms, minimum quantities and monthly expiration or resets of data usage while added the capability to set daily or monthly data limits, share data usage across all devices, retain ownership of purchased data until it is used and pre-pay for a project, Kajeet for Education tin ensure customers only buy what they need and can come in under budget, but never over budget. The Sentinel™ platform can even block high-bandwidth protocols such as streaming video, peer-to-peer file shift and others to keep costs down.

“Kajeet has always been focused on kids and on how smart our kids are. Kajeet for Education is helping to empower kids with the latest technology to enhance their learning in a way that schools, parents and regulators all have confidence in and can afford,” says Daniel Neal, CEO and co-founder of Kajeet.

According to Michael Flood, Kajeet’s Vice President of Education Markets, “Sentinel™ will, for the first time, allow school and district instructional and information technology staff to deploy mobile learning devices with CIPA-compliant policies and to audit their use without any impact on the local network.”

Some districts will or have already purchased devices for 1:1 deployments from OEMs such as Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer and others with built-in Mobile Broadband capability. Kajeet for Education can enable these devices with mobile broadband service or provide new devices, such as Google Android based smartphones and tablets. Districts who have already deployed large WiFi-only 1:1 projects can supplement those programs and bridge the digital divide for students without home access by deploying Kajeet for Education powered mobile hotspots with Sentinel™ to ensure appropriate and controlled use regardless of what device uses the connection.

Kajeet for Education is a certified Priority 1 Service Provider under the federal E-Rate funding program and its services, including Sentinel™, are now available nationwide.

About Kajeet® for Education

Kajeet® for Education provides an affordable, safe, scalable solution to bring Internet-capable mobile learning devices to students everywhere.

Based in Bethesda, MD, Kajeet for Education is operated by Kajeet, Inc., creators of the award-winning safest cell phone for kids™. Founded in 2003, Kajeet was designed to provide kids with everything they need to safely explore the world of mobile technology. It includes a full suite of online parental controls to help families customize and manage every aspect of their Kajeet cell phone experience. Kajeet for Education leverages Kajeet’s expertise in the classroom to provide students with a safe mobile learning experience. For more information about Kajeet for Education, please visit http://www.KajeetforEducation.com.

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Apple iPad 2 WiFi Free Drawing to be Held by Mobile Food Pioneer

Apple iPad 2 WiFi Free Drawing to be Held by Mobile Food Pioneer

Project Stitchlink by Stitches ‘n Dishes

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 10, 2011

California’s only network of vendors, venues and their fans, providing news, schedules, reviews, high-quality photography, video and media coverage on its website, and a free service, Stitches ‘n Dishes is giving away an Apple iPad 2 WiFi tablet computer in a free drawing on December 31, 2011.

Christopher Ford, Co-Founder of Stitches ‘n Dishes announced the launch of the website’s latest prize drawing – an Apple iPad 2 WiFi tablet computer on the Stitches ‘n Dishes blog and Facebook page on November 5, 2011.

The website is fully dedicated to the mobile foods industry, focusing on food trucks, food stands, caterers, and bakers. Stitches ‘n Dishes provides original articles, reviews, video and photography on its blog site, Facebook fan page, Twitter feed and in its weekly newsletter, “The Dish!”. The website also includes information about California county fair dates and events at each of 78 venues, with photos, schedules and Twitter feeds, as well.

“Stitches ‘n Dishes is creating a buzz around mobile foods and entertainment venues that gives people the opportunity to find events at any of the California fair grounds and their favourite food vendors on ane website. And now they’re giving forth an iPad 2 to make it even easier,” tell Nick Nicora, Vice President of Business Development, Western Region at Ovations Food Services, a national food and beverages service, providing alcohol, catering and concessions at California county fair grounds and entertainment venues across the country.

Apple iPad2 Giveaway Entries for the Apple iPad 2 WiFi in the Project Stitchlink drawing are being accepted through December 31, 2011. To be eligible for entry, participants must be at least 18 years of age, and California residents. “We’re giving away a free iPad 2 WiFi as a way of saying ‘thank you’ to our loyal readers, and to spread the word about what we’re doing. Our website appeals to food lovers and anyone curious about the mobile food phenomenon. If you’re peculiar about food trucks, and their thriving popularity, you’ll love our placing,” said Andrew Nicora, Co-founder of Stitches ‘n Dishes.

Entry requirements for the no-purchase-necessary drawing are posted on the Stitches ‘n Dishes blog (http://stitchesndishes.com/stitchs-treats/win-ipad2/). A random drawing will be held within seven days next the closing of the contest. The winner will be denoting in the Stitches ‘n Dishes newsletter, “The Dish!”

“We understand that our readers have embraced today’s mobile technology and that it plays an integral part in how they make decisions regarding their mobile dining experience, and they share those decisions with their friends and families” said Ford. The incredibly thin, light design of the iPad 2 gives our readers the flexibility and freedom they value on a very powerful platform that includes two cameras for FaceTime and HD video recording, a dual-core A5 chip, 10-hour battery life, over 200 new software features in iOS 5 and iCloud all with WiFi capability. We couldn’t be happier to give one to a loyal reader.”

Last month, Ford and Nicora gave away an iPod Touch 4th Generation handheld device, and gift certificates at various mobile restaurants. The two plan to continue offering prizes each month to their “VIP” readers – subscribers of The Dish!

“All of our contests, drawings, and giveaways are open to newsletter subscribers only. We consider our subscribers to be our VIP’s who deserve to be recognized. This is our way of showing our appreciation for their continued sponsored,” Said Ford.

Participants should visit the Stitches ‘n Dishes website for entry details.

About Stitches ‘n Dishes:

Stitches ‘n Dishes, the creation of Christopher Ford and Andrew Nicora, and inspired by “Stitch”, an American Staff. Terrier mix / Bichon Frise, provides marketing, advertising and PR services to the peregrine foods industry and it provides consumers with a single source for original articles, reviews, food photography, California fairs and events, discounts, contests and giveaways.

Stitches ‘n Dishes is California’s first provider of a platform that stitches a link between food lovers, entertainment venues and mobile food operators, and the first fully dedicated marketing, advertising and development resource available to food vendors in California.

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HDMI-Enabled Mobile PC Shipments to Surpass 300 Million in 2014, Says In-Stat

HDMI-Enabled Mobile PC Shipments to Surpass 300 Million in 2014, Says In-Stat

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) October 05, 2011

Last year we saw a dramatic increase for HDMI in portable consumer devices, including HD camcorders and digital still cameras (DSC). In addition, on the PC side, HDMI’s share of mobile PCs, graphics cards, and PC monitors continued to increase. New In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com) research forecasts that HDMI-enabled mobile PC shipments will surpass 300 million units in 2014.

“HDMI has made significant strides in mobile PCs over the past three years, since it has 2 big advantages in this market,” says Brian O’Rourke, Research Director. “Its little size is a better suit for size-witting peregrine PC OEMs. In addition, HDMI’s popularity across the CE segment makes HDMI a democratic choice, particularly for consumer peregrine PCs. Dell, Sony, HP, Acer, and Toshiba all feature HDMI in their consumer notebook lines. Netbooks are following HDMI as good, specially higher-end devices that are marketed as media devices, so that they can link to a HDTV.”

Other details from the report contain:

    Embedded DisplayPort will have a 35% attach rate in mobile PCs in 2013.     117 million LCD PC monitors will ship with DVI in 2011.     HDMI will have a 82% attach rate in A/V receivers in 2012.     Over 19 million HDMI-enabled digital camcorders will ship in 2014.

Recent In-Stat research, PC/Display Interface by Device, Q4’11 Forecast (#IN1105090MI) provides actuals for 2010 and forecasts out to 2014 for the worldwide display interface device market with detailed segmentation by device type and technology.

Device Forecasts are provided for:

    Cellular devices (basic and feature phones, smartphones)     Computing devices (desktops, mini-notes, notebooks, tablets)     Peripheral devices (business projectors, LCD PC monitors, mobile PC docking stations)     Portable consumer electronics devices (digital still cameras, digital camcorders, portable media players [PMPs], MP3 players)     Stationary consumer electronics devices (A/V receivers, Blu-ray players, Blu-ray recorders, commercial displays, digital televisions, DVD players, DVD recorders, cable set top boxes, IP/DSL set top boxes, terrestrial set top boxes, satellite set top boxes, video game consoles)

Forecasts are also broken down further into the following technology segments:

    HDMI     DVI     External DisplayPort     Embedded DisplayPort

About In-Stat
In-Stat’s market intelligence combines technical, market and end-user research and database models to analyze the Mobile Internet and Digital Entertainment ecosystems. Our insights are derived from a deep understanding of technology impacts, nearly 30 years of history in research and consulting, and direct relationships with leading players in each of our core markets. In-Stat provides its research through reports, annual subscriptions, consulting and advisory services to inform critical decisions. Technology vendors, equipment manufacturers, service providers and media companies worldwide rely on In-Stat to support critical business, product and technology decisions.

About The NPD Group, Inc.
The NPD Group is the leading provider of reliable and comprehensive consumer and retail information for a wide range of industries. Today, more than 1,800 manufacturers, retailers, and service companies rely on NPD to help them drive critical business decisions at the global, national, and local market levels. NPD helps our clients to identify new business opportunities and guide product development, marketing, sales, merchandising, and other functions. Information is available for the following industry sectors: automotive, beauty, commercial technology, consumer technology, entertainment, fashion, food and beverage, foodservice, home, office supplies, software, sports, toys, and wireless. For more information, contact us or visit http://www.npd.com and http://www.npdgroupblog.com. Follow us on Twitter at @npdtech and @npdgroup.

Contact:
Brian O’Rourke, Research Director
Email: borourke(at)in-stat(dot)com; (480) 609-4527

Rick Vogelei, Marketing Manager
Email: rvogelei(at)in-stat(dot)com; (480) 483-4476

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Safety-Link Partners With Canvas and Launches Ireland?s first Mobile Safety Apps

Safety-Link Partners With Canvas and Launches Ireland’s first Mobile Safety Apps

Safety-Link Launches Mobile Safety Apps in Ireland

Monaghan, Ireland (PRWEB) October 06, 2011

Monaghan, Ireland based Health and Safety expert Safety-Link Consulting has teamed up with US mobile apps specialist Canvas to provide safety apps for companies and organizations on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as across the globe. The new safety apps will not only save time, but money and lives as well.

The first of their kind in Ireland, these safety apps allow for more efficient and cost effective health and safety routine tasks to be performed. Automated paper-based safety audits, inspections, assessments and reports can now be filled out on any Smartphone or Tablet including iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry and Windows enabled mobile devices.

Safety professionals therefore no longer need to rely on cumbersome and sometimes illegible paper forms. Instead, safety forms are completed on an app, which develops a PDF that can be branded and emailed to the customer, supervisor or whomever the user designates. The forms can also be downloaded into Excel, searched online and plugged into back office applications. The apps can even capture an user’s GPS location and photos can be added to any report.

“Health and Safety is a challenging environment and complying with legislation is critical,” according to Martin Denny, Managing Director, Safety-Link Consulting. “The allocation of revenue towards health and safety compliance can be a difficult choice for management, especially in these challenging times. We are a selfsame small business and have been developing our covered-based forms for many years now. We are really pleased to team up with Canvas to make our traditional paper safety forms available as mobile apps for businesses and organizations.”

The concept of using one’s smartphone or tablet to do paperwork is new in Ireland as people typically use these devices to access email, the web, make calls or text. “Safety professionals can now visit our own Safety-Link app store and source apps for Accident reports, First Aid reports, Generic Health and Safety checklists, an Audit for Health and Safety Risk Assessment, a Premises Safety Inspection checklist and even a Drivers Daily Vehicle Safety checklist,” added Martin Denny.

Users across the globe have already signed up for the 30 day Free Trial with Canvas and the Safety-Link’s app in the few days since the apps became available online.

“Our association with Safety-Link reflects a growing movement towards mobile solutions replacing traditional paper forms,” said Michael Benedict, VP, App Store, Canvas. “We are essentially doing for paper forms what the iPod has done for analog music. Working with Safety-Link Consulting is also a terrific example of a transatlantic business relationship built entirely using online communication tools, and one that opens up our businesses to a global audience. It is also a great story of entrepreneurship and innovation in Ireland where an independent businessman has taken his 14 years of expertise in safety and initiated a transatlantic business association for the benefit of his own business, other businesses and the Irish economy.”

The Safety-Link app store in association with Canvas can be found at http://www.gocanvas.com/safety-linkconsulting.

About Safety-Link Consulting

Based in Co. Monaghan in Ireland, the company provides Health and Safety consultancy and auditing across public and private sectors, in particular, for SMEs.
Areas of specialisation include: Hazard and Risk Assessments, Safety Statements, PAT Testing (portable appliance testing) in all of the following areas Construction, Transport Distribution and Warehouse storage, Health Care, Security, Manufacturing, Retail, Bar and Restaurant Engineering and community group activities. Safety-Link Consulting has a clear aim which is to enable employers to comply with their legal obligations which are set out in the safety health and welfare at work act of 2005 in Ireland, the general applications regulations 2007-2010 and all other associated legislation.

Martin Denny, Managing Director established Safety-Link Consulting in 2005 and it has grown steadily since and has a strong client base. In order to improve the standard of its risk assessment and auditing services, the company recently launched its own App store in conjunction with US firm Canvas, taking paper work out of the office and making it available to use now on iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile.

Safety-Link Consulting is members of The Chartered Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH), the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) and the European Safety & Health Professional Organisation (ENSHPO). For more information please visit http://www.safety-linkhealth.com/ App bin: http://www.gocanvas.com/safety-linkconsulting

About Canvas

Canvas makes it easy to publish data collection apps on smartphones and tablets as well as other devices such as laptops, netbooks and barcode scanning devices. Canvas reduces paper consumption, redundant data entry, and surplus processes for businesses and mobile professionals. The Canvas software serve enables mobile professionals to collect information using their mobile devices and share that information across their business community. This information can fifty-fifty be downloaded directly into popular back-end systems with off the shelf plug ins for popular solutions like QuickBooks and QuickBase.

Canvas also offers the first mobile business app store of its kind, allow businesses from divers industries to find mobile applications specific to their business that work on Android, Blackberry, Apple, and Windows mobile/desktop devices. Every Canvas application is customizable by our subscribers, and comes with GPS/location, image capture, electronic signatures and accessibility to a customer’s own data like parts catalogs and patient records. To date, Canvas has automated over 250,000 manual processes/paper forms, making it one of the fastest growing mobile app services for businesses.    To learn more visit http://www.GoCanvas.com.

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Group Mobile Adds Latest GD Itronix Rugged Notebook to Product Offerings

Group Mobile Adds Latest GD Itronix Rugged Notebook to Product Offerings

GD8200 Fully Rugged Notebook

Chandler, AZ (PRWEB) September 30, 2011

Group Mobile, well known for carrying the top brands in rugged laptops, rugged tablet PCs, rugged UMPCs (Ultra Mobile PCs), broken PDAs, and broken handheld computers has added the late General Dynamics Itronix broken laptop its product line. The GD8200 full broken notebook is little and lightweight. It is contrived for the tough users and tried to military extremes, including temperature extremes, humidity, vibration, dust, drops, and spills. It is an idealistic broken notebook for police, military personnel, first responders, and field service technicians in industries such as utilities, telecommunications, and cable.

“The GD8200 rugged notebook is smaller and lighter than most computers in the fully rugged class,” said Stephanie Kreitner, Group Mobile Marketing Director. “Its exceptional design strikes a great balance between durability, mobility, and computing power that mobile users require outdoors and in other extreme working conditions.”

The GD8200 notebook is powered by an Intel® Core i7 mobile processor to maximize computational power, while optimizing weight and power consumption. It features a 500GB shock-mounted hard drive with a heater, 2GB DDRIII RAM, and a 13.3-inch DynaVue® II sunlight-readable display with a multi-touch touchscreen that provides advanced functionality such as pinch to zoom.

The GD8200 offers a full set of embedded wireless technologies to give mobile users advanced wireless connectivity and increased productivity. Options include Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, high power wireless LAN, Bluetooth®, dedicated GPS, and 4G and 3G mobile broadband technologies. Security features on the GD8200 include a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 security chip, removable hard drive, and security lock slot to protect your valuable information. Optional security features include an integrated fingerprint reader, SmartCard reader, Intel Anti-Theft Technology, and Computrace theft recovery and data protection.

The GD8200 continues to maintain a platform footprint that is consistent with its fully-rugged notebook predecessors, allowing customers to upgrade their rugged notebooks without replacing vehicle docks, and significantly lowering the total cost of ownership.

The GD8200 fully rugged notebook can be ordered from Group Mobile now. For more information on the rugged GD Itronix GD8200 or to place your order, visit http://www.groupmobile.com/product.asp/sku=5464.

About Group Mobile
Headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, Group Mobile serves customers all over North America. Customers range from Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. Military, to local police/fire/ambulance, to small and mid-size businesses, to the frequent traveler that needs something more long-lasting than a commercial, off-the-shelf computer. Group Mobile transporting all the leading rugged computing brands. In addition, Group Mobile offers vehicle docking and mounting equipment from Gamber Johnson, Ram Mounts, and Havis/Ledco. To learn more about rugged computers and how they differ from commercial, indoor computers, check out the Rugged Computer Guide or visit us online at http://www.groupmobile.com.

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